Germany

A creamy, smokey, bacon-y soup recipe from my childhood that is super easy in the crockpot. Stay warm with this comfort food classic.

An easy and tasty potato soup recipe for college students, you can make this in the dorm! I often wondered why college students would bother cooking in their dorms.  It seems so inconvenient, especially compared to a meal plan.  In a dorm there are appliance restrictions, limited space and amenities such as a kitchen sink …

A brussel sprout soup made with potato, onion and light cream and finished with sherry. Squirming in my chair, my 8 year old legs dangling listlessly, I was in the middle of a showdown with my dad.  “Don’t get up until you finish everything on your plate”, he ordered.  He meant it, he really meant …

Black Forrest Inspired Valentines using homemade whip cream, cherry sauce and chocolate brownies. Decadent chocolate Brownies with homemade whip cream and cherry sauce transforms this German classic into easy and delicious valentines.  The richness of the brownie is perfectly complemented by the airy whip cream and slightly tart cherry sauce.  So get thee into the …

I LOVE Apple Strudel!  You pretty much have to fly over to Germany or Austria to eat an authentic one, that could take a long time.  DON’T PANIC! I give you an amazingly easy alternative, Everyday Apple Strudel Bites. ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’- English proverb, author unknown although Plato quoted it in Republic.  …